MythTV on Android
Introduction
There are now a number of ways you can integrate your Android smartphone with MythTV.
MythDroid
MythDroid is a fully featured Myth Frontend controller for Android. It boasts a gesture-based remote control interface and allows full control of MythTV, including playback of recordings, video and music. It also gives access to the programme guide for scheduling recordings.
MythDroid doesn't actually run a mythfrontend itself, but controls an existing frontend, so you must have a frontend running for MythDroid to work with.
Installation is pretty straightforward, firstly enable the 'Enable frontend network control' option in each frontend's general settings.
For MythDroid streaming to work, you need to install some MythDroid software called MDD and also VLC on your backend. VLC transcodes the recordings on-the-fly, so you will need a reasonable powerful backend for this to work. Also install MDD on your frontend.
On your Android phone, download the latest MythDroid APK and install using anb (from the Android SDK).
See the following installation guide on the MythDroid website for more information:
UPnP Playback
Universal_Plug_and_Play (UPnP) allows a compatible device to access the recordings on a MythTV backend. It should be enabled by default, but see the following guide if you have problems:
UPnP applications are not as integrated into MythTV as MythDroid and will not give you control over recordings. However, when used in conjunction with Android's web browser and the MythWeb interface it's not a bad solution.
All you have to do is install a UPnP capable player on your phone and it should allow you to browse the recordings on your Myth Backend using its UPnP interface. Example players are: